Saudi arms sales and the limits of international law Finbar Anderson reports reports on humanitarian challenge to the UK arms trade claiming weapons may have been used to kill civilians in Yemen – and the limits of international law. It is...

UK plummets in global children’s rights rankings The UK has been accused of ‘inadequate’ protection of children’s rights after an alarming plummet in its standing on the global children rights rankings. The Kids Rights Index 2017, an...

Plans to remove duty of care for British soldiers branded as ‘shameful’ Proposals by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to abolish the duty of care owed to service personnel have been strongly criticized by lawyers. Responding to the Government’s...

‘Open justice? You have to find the court first…’ As you might expect with an organisation linked to the intelligence services, the first thing is trying to find the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. Phil Chamberlain managed to...

Proof magazine: The secret trial of Erol Incedal Ian Cobain was one of a small number of accredited journalists to report on the Incedal trial which was conducted in unprecedented secrecy. Here, he explains what happened and why it was worth...

Proof magazine: Spooking Justice David Rose considers our increasingly secret courts in the wake of 9/11 at the expense of legal rights – and how we might restore the balance. This article is an edited version of an article that appears in Proof...

The imprisonment for 40 days of a single mother of a teenage son for not paying her council tax was held to have been ‘unlawful’ by the High Court yesterday. Melanie Woolcock, who owed £4,700 in arrears, was arrested by two police...

DRIPA left out to dry The Court of Justice of the EU’s decision on 21 December in the case of Watson has potentially serious implications for UK surveillance law, writes Nicholas Griffin QC. The case is about communications data –...

‘Where does Britain stand on torture today?’ Jack Straw to face illegal rendition charge The Supreme Court this morning gave the green light for a case to be heard against former foreign secretary Jack Straw alleging that he was ...

The government’s decision to green light the next generation of more powerful Taser stun guns has serious implications for society’s most marginalised groups, including those who rely upon mental health services and especially those on...

‘This government has developed a taste for arbitrarily restricting free speech’ ‘My aim isn’t just to clear my name. My aim is to open up a broader debate and conversation,’ says Dr Salman Butt, a controversial Muslim activist who...

Labour lambasts government over access to justice ‘crisis’ following legal aid cuts Labour this morning launches an interim report on ‘the crisis in the justice system in England & Wales’, arguing that cuts to legal aid have created a two...